How Do You Spell Merry Christmas?
(Acrostic)
Manger scenes telling the Christmas Story
Exchanging gifts with friends and family
Relatives and friends visiting
Remembering to hang your stocking
Yummy food in December
Christmas Pageants with lines to remember
Hanging mistletoe up high
Reindeer flying across the sky
Invitations to parties and balls
Singing Yuletide carols
Trees we decorate
Making cookies and cakes
Advent wreaths with candles
Santa and his elves
Copyright© 2020 by Cheryl Batavia
The acrostic is an old fashioned staple of school and Sunday school programs. Each child holds up a letter and recites his “piece.” The letters often spell MOTHER for Mothers Day, HAPPY THANKSGIVING or MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Gulf Coast Poet 
A gorgeous and glorious Christmas Message, thank you Cheryl,
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Thank you so much, Ivor, for your beautiful comment! Glad you like the poem. I appreciate your reading and commenting. ❤ Happy Holidays!
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Beautiful Cheryl. May your Christmas be magical.
xoxo
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Thank you for your kind words, Gabriela. It means a lot to me that you like the poem. Wishing you a season of wonder and joy! ❤
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My pleasure and thank you for the wishes ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Wonderful and magical!❤
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Ramya, I appreciate your kind comment. ❤ I am happy you enjoyed the poem! 🙂 Thank you so much! Have a great week!
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Thanks Cheryl. Have a nice week ahead!❤
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Merry Christmas Cheryl! 💞
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And a Merry Christmas to you, Ellie! Thank you for reading. ❤
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Thank you! ❤️
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This is joyful, Ma’am. 🙂
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Thank you for your kind comment, Aishwarya! So glad you found it joyful! 🙂 Have a great week! ❤
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Thanks a lot, Ma’am, wish you the same. 🙂
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good one!
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So glad you like the poem, Kate! Thank you for your kind response! Have a joyous holiday season! 🙂
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and you Cheryl
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Beautiful and magical cheryl!❤
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Thank you so much, Nazwazish! ❤ Your lovely comment means a lot to me. Have a wonderful week!
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You too Cheryl!❤
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Love this, beautifully written 💖
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Samreen, thank you for your lovely comment! ❤ Glad you like the poem. Have a great week!
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Such a wonderful acrostic, Cheryl! Joyous and so full of Christmas spirit. ❤️
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Thank you for your kind and generous comment. It means a lot that you like the poem. ❤ Enjoy your week!
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Always a pleasure, Cheryl. ❤️
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Awww Cheryl… Loved the elaboration of Christmas. 💕💕 May you have a month full of feast and a joyous celebration. 🎀❤️💕🎁🎄
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Thank you so much, Offshorewriter, for the lovely response and good wishes! ❤ It makes me happy that you like the poem. 🙂 Have a wonderful week! ❤ ❤ ❤
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A delightful acrostic filled with fun Christmas memories! A Merry Christmas to you Cheryl 🎅🏻 🎄🎅🏻❤️
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Thank you, Ingrid, for the lovely comment! ❤ A very Merry Christmas to you and your family! 🙂
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Super cute 🙂
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Thank you so much, David! So happy you like it! 🙂
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It’s wonderful how you still educate Cheryl, through beautiful lessons softly delivered though lovely poems and fascinating stories, and heartening how we are still not too old to learn 🙂
And it’s very kind of you to provide the background with each post. Helps immensely more to understand fully. Acrostic for example, a new learning for today.
Wish you and Robert a magical season of festivities this Christmas Cheryl 💖 may the joys overflow.
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Deb, Your kind words touch my heart! ❤ I am also enjoying learning about other cultures and making friends on WordPress! I am still not too old to learn at 71. 🙂 Your good wishes make my day! Have a wonderful week! ❤
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Such a beautiful acrostic poem weaving the magic of Christmas, Cheryl ❤️
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Radhika! ❤ ❤ ❤ Have a great week!
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I did, you are welcome 😊🌸❤️Thank you and you too have a great week 🤗
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What a lovely Acrostic spreading Christmas magic, Cheryl. 🎄💖
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Eugenia, thank you for your beautiful response! Very much appreciated! ❤ Have a wonderful week!
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My pleasure, Cheryl.
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I like your clever acrostic , Cheryl and I like also the photos .
On the packs below the tree I read Christmas and also Noel ( French name ) 🙂
Love ❤
Michel
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Michel, I am so pleased that you like the acrostic and photos.” Noel” is also widely used in English. English speakers owe a great debt to the French for many words we use. We also owe a great debt to the French for the enlightenment principles on which our country was founded and for military aid during our American Revolution. ❤
I hope you and your family are having a great holiday season. 🙂 Joyeux Noel!
Love, ❤
Cheryl
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Thank you , Cheryl. I wish you a happy Christmas .
Michel ❤
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Creative and brilliant write! Have a wonderful Christmas!❤️✨
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D, thank you for your kind and generous comment! I am so glad you liked the poem. 🙂 Your holiday wishes are very much appreciated. Have a great week! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Merry Christmas! I can’t wait to celebrate 😀🎄
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Merry Christmas to you and your family, Ariela! What are your holiday plans? 🙂
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Due Covid, nothing much! Just a special dinner at home, and watch an online church service 🙂
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You will find a way to make it memorable, Ariela. Sometimes it’s the little things, like a handmade surprise for your parents that make a holiday special. All the best! ❤
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Yes, thanks for the tip! 😍
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This poem gives complete Christmas celebration mood 🎉🎉🎊🎊
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Thank you, Subbashini, for that very kind response! ❤ ❤ ❤ It means a lot to me that you like the poem. 🙂
Have a great week!
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What a great poem, your poems always manage to inspire me!
I absolutely love it, have an amazing day!❤
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Thank you, Karlien, for your delightful comment! ❤ It means a lot to me that you like my work, I always look forward to your posts. Have a wonderful holiday season! 🙂
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I enjoyed reading your composition, it’s a wonderful reminder to enjoy the festivities ❤️thank you for that. Merry Christmas
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Thank you for your kind comment. ❤ I think celebrating during tough times is a mark of courage and hope. So glad you enjoyed the poem. 🙂 Hope you are having a happy holiday season! ❤
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This is beautiful, joyous and full of celebration mood. Loved this elaboration of Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you Cheryl ❤️
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It makes me happy that you like the poem. Thank you so much for your lovely comment! 🙂 Thank you for the Christmas greeting. Hope all is well with you, Yeshu! ❤
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All is well here. Thank you Cheryl. Hope the same for you🤗
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Well done! This reminded me of my primary school days. Haha. Thank you.
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Markus + Micah, Thank you for your kind comment. The acrostic was a staple of holiday presentations in schools and Sunday schools when I was growing up. Probably still is! Glad you had a chuckle! ❤
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Love the acrostic form. Rejuvenating for me.
Merry Christmas 🙂
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Thank you so much, Kritika for your kind comment and good wishes. I hope you are doing well. ❤
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Welcome always kindly 🙂
I am doing good. Thank you 🙂 Hope you are doing well as well.
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Thank you Cheryl, pity this year’s Christmas is different with this pandemic, no going to church or visiting.
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Yes, it is very sad that we cannot celebrate in the normal manner! I put out some poinsettias and a lighted wreath. We will celebrate the best we can, and hope for a better 2021! ❤ Merry Christmas, Chihuz!
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Yes we have to keep hoping for a better year ahead. Merry Christmas 🎄 to you too and your family
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Brilliantly written. Great pos,Cheryl 👌
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Glad you enjoyed the post, Murali. 🙂 Thank you for your ongoing support and encouragement. Have a wonderful week! ❤
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Yes, all of the above!! Nicely done. Very creative!
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Dwight, I am happy you liked the poem. Your lovely response means a great deal to me. ❤ Have a wonderful weekend!
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You are so welcome!
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That’s so nice 🙂🎄
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Glad you liked the acrostic, JoAnn. Thank you so much for your kind comment. ❤ Stay safe and have a very Merry Christmas!
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Hope you have a Merry Christmas as well!
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Wonderfully penned acrostic poem!
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Thank you for reading and commenting. Glad you liked the poem. ❤ Christmas has so many happy memories!
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Yes indeed! You’re most welcome!
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We wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors, you will be great! Life is filled with unexpected adventures. As you continue to move on in life and face new events, adventures, and challenges, we all wish you the best of luck. Good luck to you as you continue to learn and grow as an adult.
I wish you the very best merry Christmas 🎄🌹
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Happy New Year, bj! 🙂
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Beautifully penned! Really loved it…. 🙂
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Thank you, Kashvee, for your kind comment! So glad you enjoyed the poem! 🙂 All the best!
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Thank you 🙂
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